Discover Battery Enters Boating Market w/Lithium Blue LiFePO4 Series
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Discover Battery, which is based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, has introduced a new series of Lithium Blue LiFePO4 Premium Series Batteries. Discover has more than 70 years of experience building batteries and a decade in lithium battery development across many sectors.
Designed for Boating Applications
“Lithium Blue LiFePO4 batteries feature a proprietary high-current Battery Management System (BMS) that manages safety and the lightning-fast charge performance,” Lee Adams, president of Discover Battery, said in a statement. “The internal cell cradle, robust control board and solid-state relays of the BMS, plus the IP67-rated battery case, make it reliable and durable for boating applications.”
A free battery-monitoring app for Lithium Blue is available for iOS devices on the Apple App Store and Android devices on Google Play. The Lithium Blue Battery Monitor app provides boaters real-time Bluetooth access to battery state of charge, voltage, operating current, temperature and diagnostic details.
“While Lithium batteries are more expensive than lead-acid batteries to purchase initially, they deliver a lower total ownership cost,” said Adams. “It takes two lead-acid batteries to equal the useable capacity of one Lithium Blue, which lasts the same life as up to 10 sets of the same lead-acid batteries. Boaters double their initial cost of a lead-acid battery to get a lithium battery, however, they repeat the purchase up to 10 times over replacing old batteries to get the same usable capacity of just one top-quality Lithium Blue battery.”
Key Product Distinctions
Adams pointed out some key features of his company’s product including that they weigh half as much as a lead-acid battery. “They feature a built-in suitcase-style carry handle, terminal protection and a field serviceable protection fuse,” said Adams. “Another significant benefit is their capability to be paralleled for greater system capacity and longer run time.”
Lithium Blue batteries are available in BCI G24 and GC12 sizes in 12-volt versions. They can also be had in 12-, 24- and 36-volt units for trolling-motor applications. Discover says Lithium Blues charge up to five times faster than lead-acid batteries and up to two times faster than other lithium batteries.
Lead-acid batteries lose capacity and have shorter life expectancy due to partial state-of-charger operation. Discover says a boater can charge Lithium Blue batteries at any time without affecting their capacity or shortening their lives. Additionally, while a lead-acid batter should only discharge to 50% depth of discharge, Lithium Blue can be discharged 100%.
Direct Replacement
Lithium Blue batteries are a drop-in replacement for lead-acid models and require no special tools. They can be paralleled and Discover recommends having them professionally installed. They come with a 5-year workmanship warranty and a performance guarantee that covers energy throughput as digitally logged by the BMS and isn’t limited by the number of cycles. Energy throughput is the sum of all energy charged and discharged through the battery in MWh.
